Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward + Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders + Ghostly Flicker

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward

Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders

Ghostly Flicker

How it works

1. Cast Ghostly Flicker by paying its mana cost, blinking Abdel Adrian.
2. Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, returning Invasion of Arcavios and all other cards that were exiled with it to the battlefield.
3. Abdel Adrian and Invasion of Arcavios trigger.
4. Resolve the Invasion of Arcavios trigger, returning Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard to your hand.
5. Holding priority, activate any number of nonland permanents you control by tapping them, adding at least enough mana to cast Ghostly Flicker.
6. Resolve the Abdel Adrian trigger, exiling Invasion of Arcavios and the mana-producing permanents until Abdel Adrian leaves the battlefield, and creating a 1/1 Soldier creature token for each permanent exiled this way.
7. Repeat.

This clever loop is anchored by Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward, whose entry and exit triggers manage an exile-and-return cycle that continually refreshes your board. By including Invasion of Arcavios in the mix, its backside (Invocation of the Founders) serves as a powerful engine piece that lets you reclaim Ghostly Flicker from your graveyard right back to your hand whenever you need it. As Ghostly Flicker blinks Abdel Adrian alongside other mana-producing permanents, you generate an endless cascade of Soldier tokens, storm count, and triggers while looping the very spell that keeps the machine turning.